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Linda Vista Elementary

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Linda Vista Elementary ranks 1617 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Linda Vista Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 289 students in the Orange Unified School District, consistently performing well above the state average despite serving a community with a moderate level of economic need.

The school stands out for its exceptionally low rate of chronic student absenteeism at just 6%, which is far better than the district and state averages and a key strength compared to nearby schools like Prospect Elementary (21.6%) and Esplanade Elementary (17.4%). Academically, Linda Vista achieves strong results in English and Math relative to its student population, outperforming other schools with similar or higher economic need such as Handy Elementary. It also uses its resources efficiently, spending less per student than several lower-performing schools in the area while delivering solid outcomes.

While Linda Vista's overall performance is strong, its statewide ranking has seen a slight decline in recent years, and science scores are an area identified for improvement. The school performs competitively with selective programs like McPherson Magnet, which serves a similar population. Compared to very high-performing schools in the area like Panorama Elementary and Anaheim Hills Elementary, Linda Vista's achievements are notable given the different demographics it serves.

289

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,978

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 North Cannon St.
Orange, CA 92869-1303

(714) 997-6201

District: Orange Unified

Students who attend Linda Vista Elementary usually attend:

High:

El Modena High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.1%

White:

31.1%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,617^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Orange Unified

483^rd of 1,543Orange Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	1617 of 5857	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	1388 of 5869	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	1026 of 5859	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	906 of 5883	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	1280 of 5789	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	1168 of 5662	79.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.2	1285 of 5692	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	80.9	1090 of 5614	80.6%	★★★★☆
2015	83.9	940 of 5611	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.8	1118 of 5530	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	972 of 5390	82.0%	★★★★☆
2011	85.6	698 of 5377	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	88.2	567 of 5314	89.3%	★★★★☆
2009	90.6	449 of 5193	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	89.2	534 of 5113	89.6%	★★★★☆
2007	84.1	790 of 5113	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	86.7	651 of 4818	86.5%	★★★★☆
2005	90.9	441 of 4822	90.9%	★★★★★
2004	90.5	486 of 4809	89.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	64.8	608 of 2585	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	630 of 2128	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	1413 of 5597	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	1308 of 5612	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	816 of 5609	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	789 of 5635	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	1326 of 5492	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	1223 of 5413	77.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	1212 of 5107	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	1157 of 5107	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	659 of 5087	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	512 of 5084	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	1265 of 4963	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	1296 of 4830	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	1360 of 5460	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	1166 of 5517	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	501 of 5363	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.9	916 of 5264	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	734 of 5173	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	1528 of 5084	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	1784 of 5628	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	1435 of 5643	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	1155 of 5638	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	1137 of 5663	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	1201 of 5510	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	1141 of 5431	79.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	84.2	267 of 2651	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	753 of 2661	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	748 of 2726	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	1059 of 2834	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	740 of 2737	73.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2024)90th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2019)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Cannon St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6201	289	12	23.4	42.2%	90 (31.1%)	2 (0.7%)	142 (49.1%)	23 (8.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	69.6	1617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.4%		74.5	1388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	229	31.5		31.5	46.2	62.9	55.6	73.2			60.3	53.9	57.1	48.2	46.3			50.6	91.1	94.6		91.1	92.9	$15,978	$1,182	$14,796
Villa Park Elementary	Public	K-6	10551 Center Dr.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6281	604	21	29.2	32.6%	296 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	169 (28.0%)	74 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.4%)	89.2	704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		92.5	531^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	173	46.2		46.2	67.4	74.7	78.5	67.1			71.6	84.3	71.6	53.9	62.7			69.3						$15,247	$1,182	$14,065
Esplanade Elementary	Public	K-6	381 North Esplanade St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6157	288	13	21.7	94.8%	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	256 (88.9%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	28.4	4103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.9	4473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	370	9.5		9.5	27.3	58.8	24.4	33.3			35.4	42.9	34.3	11.9	17.1			25.5						$17,187	$1,536	$15,651
Prospect Elementary	Public	K-6	379 North Virage St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6271	332	14	23.0	79.8%	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	264 (79.5%)	20 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.1%)	40.4	3189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%		43.9	2927^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.1%	262	24.4		24.4	41.7	42.1	55.0	35.4			43.1	37.5	36.8	26.8	25.0			31.4	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	$16,452	$1,529	$14,923
Serrano Elementary	Public	K-6	17741 Serrano Ave.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6275	524	21	24.8	40.1%	201 (38.4%)	7 (1.3%)	189 (36.1%)	59 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (12.6%)	69.3	1636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%		66.9	1737^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	101	52.6		52.6	43.7	56.0	63.2	63.2			56.7	46.5	61.3	43.4	37.2			47.0	96.3					$15,485	$1,182	$14,303
Handy Elementary	Public	K-6	860 North Handy St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6183	377	16	23.8	90.5%	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	339 (89.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	39.3	3268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%		38.5	3270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.3%	2	24.1		24.1	33.3	37.5	47.4	41.9			40.5	36.5	21.4	31.0	37.1			32.2						$17,402	$1,597	$15,805
Panorama Elementary	Public	K-6	10512 Crawford Canyon Rd.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6265	408	16	25.9	33.3%	173 (42.4%)	9 (2.2%)	127 (31.1%)	59 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.6%)	94.2	388^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%		95.7	287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	101	53.1		53.1	78.7	84.3	83.7	78.7			81.3	75.4	72.6	71.4	74.5			73.6						$15,244	$1,182	$14,062
Chapman Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	170 North Aspen St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-8043	321	12	27.2	37.1%	124 (38.6%)	3 (0.9%)	114 (35.5%)	43 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.5%)	78.6	1211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		81.7	1086^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.5%	125	44.7		44.7	63.3	71.7	68.1	68.6			67.9	57.7	45.3	46.8	66.7			53.2	94.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	$15,821	$1,182	$14,639
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science	Public	K-6	4319 East Jordan Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6187	430	18	24.2	74.7%	23 (5.3%)	4 (0.9%)	372 (86.5%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	53	2436^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%		54	2345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.0%	91	22.0		22.0	54.7	40.0	50.0	54.0			50.0	56.9	40.4	24.0	35.9			40.5						$16,781	$1,476	$15,305
McPherson Magnet	Public	K-8	333 South Prospect St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6384	863	34	25.7	42.1%	218 (25.3%)	7 (0.8%)	460 (53.3%)	103 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (8.1%)	88	780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.7%		87.7	828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.9%	48	60.0	42.5	51.7	72.7	78.4	86.3	75.9	64.2	66.7	74.2	67.1	72.2	48.4	46.3	51.6	51.7	56.0						$15,597	$1,182	$14,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Linda Vista Elementary

What schools do graduates of Linda Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linda Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : El Modena High

Is Linda Vista Elementary a good school?

Linda Vista Elementary ranks 1617^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Linda Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Linda Vista Elementary.

What district is Linda Vista Elementary in?

Orange Unified

What is the racial makeup of Linda Vista Elementary?

Students at Linda Vista Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 31% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

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